Full Result 2.55 Ludlow | 21 February 2024

Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (1m7f169yds) 2m Soft 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £5,281 2nd £2,430 3rd £1,215 4th £608 5th £303

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Latin Verse 4/1J Harry Reed Syd Hosie	Harry Reed Syd Hosie	4	112 p	110	111	119	–
b g Postponed (IRE) - Parnell's Dream (Oasis Dream)
Prominent, went second 4th, led just before 3 out, soon shaken up, clear 2 out, eased towards finish (op 6/1)

2 19	11. Royal Deeside 4/1J Tom Bellamy Alan King	Tom Bellamy Alan King	4	104	98	74	86	–
b g Churchill (IRE) - Ebb (Acclamation)
Midfield, headway 4 out, went second 3 out, 6 lengths down when jumped left and weakened 2 out, jumped left last (tchd 5/1)

3 16 [35]	2. Despereaux (FR) 15/2 David Noonan Jane Williams	David Noonan Jane Williams	5	1113	109	75	92	–
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Rouvraie (FR) (Anabaa)
Prominent, dropped to midfield after 4th, no chance from 3 out, went modest third towards finish (op 9/1 tchd 6/1)

4 1¼ [36¼]	3. Thankyourluckystar 13/2 Jay Tidball ⁵ Alastair Ralph	Jay Tidball ⁵ Alastair Ralph	8	115	106	71	89	–
b g Dunaden (FR) - Cloudy Spirit (Silver Patriarch)
Midfield, awkward jump 1st, headway and pressed leaders after 4 out, weakened after 3 out, lost third towards finish (op 17/2 tchd 6/1)

5 2¾ [39]	1. John Betjeman 11/1 Theo Gillard Mark Gillard	Theo Gillard Mark Gillard	8	121 b	111	72	90	–
b g Poet's Voice - A Great Beauty (Acclamation)
Prominent, lost position after 3 out, soon weakened, disputing modest third last (op 17/2 tchd 8/1)

6 2 [41]	5. Gower Prince 11/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	116 h	102	60	79	–
b g Yorgunnabelucky (USA) - Lady Karinga (Karinga Bay)
Led, headed and lost second before 3 out, soon weakened, disputing modest third last (op 17/2)

7 9 [50]	7. Black Occ (IRE) 14/1 Sean Houlihan Sheila Lewis	Sean Houlihan Sheila Lewis	5	112	98	43	68	–
br g Ocovango - Moonlight Whispers (IRE) (Oscar)
Towards rear, weakened 3 out, mistake 2 out (op 20/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 25/1)

8 3 [53]	9. Mr Hope Street (IRE) 22/1 Tristan Durrell ³ Dan Skelton	Tristan Durrell ³ Dan Skelton	6	1010	95	36	60	–
br g Jet Away - The Scorpion Queen (IRE) (Scorpion)
Always behind (op 14/1)

9 27 [80]	4. Evenwood Sonofagun (IRE) 9/1 Liam Harrison Fergal O'Brien	Liam Harrison Fergal O'Brien	6	1110	106	7	44	–
b g The Gurkha (IRE) - Ravish (Efisio)
In rear, headway into midfield 4th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

10 2¼ [82¼]	6. Heross Du Seuil (FR) 33/1 Daryl Jacob Ryan Potter	Daryl Jacob Ryan Potter	7	116	102	–	38	–
b g Rail Link - Tulipe Du Seuil (FR) (Equerry)
In rear, lost touch 4 out, tailed off (op 25/1)

PU	10. Little Pi (FR) 6/1 Charlie Deutsch Matt Sheppard	Charlie Deutsch Matt Sheppard	6	1012	94	–	–	–
b g Dunaden (FR) - Faustina Pius (IRE) (Antonius Pius)
In rear, mistake 1st, pushed along 4th, some headway 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out (op 13/2 tchd 7/1)

11 ran Off time: 2:55:32 Winning time: 4m 6.51s (slow by 33.51s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Thatza Dazzler (declared in error)
1st owner: P Arms And S Harvey (Latin Verse) 1st breeder: Mr & Mrs David Aykroyd
2nd owner: J Law (Royal Deeside)
3rd owner: Chasing Gold Racing Club (Despereaux)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.80 £2.10 £2.60 Ex: £17.30 CSF: £21.16 Tricast: £118.01 Trifecta: £142.90

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2:55 Ludlow 21 Feb 2024

Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle